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Rebecca A. Hughes 1845–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1845

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 1916

Death Location: Unionville, Orange, Virginia, USA

Father: Armistead Hughes

Mother: Sarah Sleet

Spouse(s): Robert Strong

Children(s): Fannie Strong, Elizabeth Strong, James Strong, Mary Strong, Sarah Strong, Lula Strong, John Strong, Joseph Strong, Jesse Strong, Charles Strong, Rebecca Strong

In 1845, Rebecca A. Hughes entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Armistead Hughes And Sarah Ann Sleet. Rebecca A. Hughes married Robert Columbus Strong, and had children including Charles Catlett Strong, Elizabeth Lizzie Lee Strong, Fannie Jackson Strong, James Alexander Strong, Jesse Monroe Strong, John William Strong, Joseph Alden Strong, Lula C May Lulie Strong, Mary Ann Strong, Rebecca Armster Bettie Strong, Sarah Mildred Strong. Rebecca A. Hughes passed away in 1916 in Unionville, Orange, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Rebecca A. Hughes entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Armistead Hughes And Sarah Ann Sleet.
  • Rebecca A. Hughes married Robert Columbus Strong, and had children including Charles Catlett Strong, Elizabeth Lizzie Lee Strong, Fannie Jackson Strong, James Alexander Strong, Jesse Monroe Strong, John William Strong, Joseph Alden Strong, Lula C May Lulie Strong, Mary Ann Strong, Rebecca Armster Bettie Strong, Sarah Mildred Strong.
  • Rebecca A. Hughes passed away in 1916 in Unionville, Orange, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Armistead Hughes
1813–1880
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Sleet
1817–1846
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Strong
1842–1907
Birth Location: Claiborne Co, MS, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Fannie Strong
1896–1962
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Strong
1884–
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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James Strong
1872–1954
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Strong
1867–1939
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Strong
1871–
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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Lula Strong
1877–1917
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, USA
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John Strong
1869–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Joseph Strong
1874–
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Jesse Strong
1876–
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
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Charles Strong
1880–1956
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Strong
1880–1950
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, USA
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Rebecca Hughes's Ancestors

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Rebecca Hughes
1845–1916
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Armistead Hughes
1813–1880
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Sleet
1817–1846
Orange, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Hughes's Descendants

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Rebecca (A.) Hughes (1845–8 Mar 1916) m. Robert (Columbus) Strong (1842–1907)
  1. 1. Fannie (Jackson) Strong 1896–1962 m. John (Robert) Hughes 1865–1929 m. James (McCeary) Highlander 1881–1951
    1. 1. Bryant (William) Highlander 1904–1968 m. Edna (Rowe) Grady 1903–1993
    2. 2. Marvin Highlander 1903–1971
    3. 3. Claude (Everette) Hughes 1915–1974
    4. 4. Alese (Talifero) Hughes 1923–2002 m. Bernard (Jackson) Freeman 1919–1995
    5. 5. David (B.) Hughes 1925–
    6. 6. Jesse (Marion) Hughes 1907–1981 m. Virginia (Elizabeth) Coiner 1915–1997
    7. 7. Robert (C.) Hughes 1914–1981 m. Mary (Ellena) Atkins 1917–1995
    8. 8. Myrtle (C.) Hughes 1918–1938
  2. 2. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Lee) Strong 1884– m. James (B.) Southerland 1875–
  3. 3. James (Alexander) Strong 1872–1954 m. Nellie (S.) Hughes 1876–1956
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Strong 1867–1939 m. Granville (Smith Hartsook) Sr. 1867–1951
  5. 5. Sarah (Mildred) Strong 1871– m. Robert (Eugene) Brown 1868–
  6. 6. Lula (C. May "Lulie") Strong 1877–1917 m. Oliver (Columbus "Ollie" Brown) Sr. 1878–1962
    1. 1. Pearl (Irene) Brown 1908–1979 m. Royce (Landon Hughes) Sr. 1906–1972
    2. 2. Elmo (Bryant Brown) Sr. 1900–1964
    3. 3. Robert (Eugene) Brown 1903–1982
    4. 4. Constance (Gertrude) Brown 1905–1980
    5. 5. Helen Brown 1911–1986
    6. 6. Oliver (Columbus "Ollie" Brown) Jr. 1917–1974
  7. 7. John (William) Strong 1869–
  8. 8. Joseph (Alden) Strong 1874–
  9. 9. Jesse (Monroe) Strong 1876–
  10. 10. Charles (Catlett) Strong 1880–1956 m. Anna (Mae) Triebsch 1884–1972
  11. 11. Rebecca (Armster "Bettie") Strong 1880–1950 m. Lucian (Lee) Highlander 1875–1951
    1. 1. Charles (Edward) Highlander 1903–1966 m. Janie (Pauline) Butler 1903–1974 m. Catherine (Louise) Stanley 1920–
    2. 2. Edith (Rebecca) Highlander 1899–1953 m. John (Hillary) Morris 1900–1972 m. Virgil (Ashby) Harrell 1874–1927
      1. 1. Rena (Mae) Harrell 1924–
      2. 2. Grace (Inez) Harrell 1919–2006 m. William (Edward) Pugh 1916–2013
    3. 3. Arthur (Lee) Highlander 1903–1976 m. Elva (Lee) Finks 1914–1997 m. Blanche (Scott) Edwards 1895–1979
      1. 1. William (Franklin “Frank”) Highlander 1927–2005 m. Althea (Herndon) Rock 1923–2015
      2. 2. Helen (Mae "Betty Mae") Highlander 1931–2021 m. Carl (Eldridge Herndon) Sr. 1928–1983
    4. 4. Lucy (Jane "Janie") Highlander 1906–1997 m. Clarence (Temple Morris) Sr. 1905–1968
      1. 1. Delores (Jane) Morris 1946–1980 m. Dennis (Wayne) Reed 1947–2006
    5. 5. Bettie (Hester L.) Highlander 1910–1992 m. Jesse (Raymond Davis) Sr. 1904–1968
      1. 1. Lester (P.) Davis 1929–1988 m. Martha (Anne) Lilly 1939–2009
      2. 2. Jesse (Raymond Davis) Jr. 1930–1997 m. Hazel (Delores) Davis 1937–1990
    6. 6. John (L) Highlander 1912–1976 m. Janice (Roberta) Hughes 1924–2002 m. James (Elmira) Birckhead 1911–1962
      1. 1. Joyce (Anne) Highlander 1939–2001 m. Edwin (Overton) Birckhead 1938–1962 m. Ronald (Paige) Horton 1943–2013
    7. 7. Mildred (Adelaide "Addie") Highlander 1913– m. Leslie (Hunter) Farish 1916–1993 m. Carl (Edward) Lamm 1907–1982
    8. 8. Nannie (Harris) Highlander 1916–2004 m. Benjamin (“Benny” Alexander) Powell 1913–1995
    9. 9. Lucian (Phillip Highlander) Sr. 1917–1985 m. Cornelia (Neff) Brookman 1920–2003
    10. 10. Frances (“Fanny” Leavaithian) Highlander 1919–2006

Rebecca Hughes's Timeline

7 Records

1844
15 Aug 1844
Birth of Rebecca A. Hughes in Rapidan Station, Orange, Virginia, USA
Rapidan Station, Orange, Virginia, USA
1845
1845
Birth of Rebecca A. Hughes in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1855
Apr 1855
Age 10
Birth of Rebecca A. Hughes in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
Rebecca A. Hughes resided here in Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA
Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
Rebecca A. Hughes resided here in Gordon District, Orange, Virginia, USA
Gordon District, Orange, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 65
Rebecca A. Hughes resided here in Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA
Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA
1916
8 Mar 1916
Age 71
Death of Rebecca A. Hughes in Unionville, Orange, Virginia, USA
Unionville, Orange, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1844
    Event Place: Rapidan Station, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia; Roll: 1382; Family History Film: 1255382; Page: 235C; Enumeration District: 118
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Robert C. Strong and Rebecca A. Hughes, 28 Dec 1865; citing Orange, Virginia, reference P191; FHL microfilm 33031.
    [5] Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938, Robert C Strong and Rebecca A Hughes, 28 Dec 1865; citing , County Courthouse, Orange; FHL microfilm 33031.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1855
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Rebecca A Strong in household of Robert Strong, Gordon District, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241721.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Rebecca A Strong in household of John R Hughes, Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA; citing enumeration district 89, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375653.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia; Roll: 1382; Family History Film: 1255382; Page: 235C; Enumeration District: 118

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gordon District, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Rebecca A Strong in household of Robert Strong, Gordon District, Orange, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241721.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Rebecca A Strong in household of John R Hughes, Madison, Orange, Virginia, USA; citing enumeration district 89, sheet 4B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1375653.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Unionville, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Unionville, Orange, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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